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Adam Hogue claims, “...superheroes are the exception to the rule. They are static, developmentally arrested, and selfless, and we love it.”(“Why Do Americans Love Superheroes So Much?”) Yet, real heroes are an entirely different creature from our favorite actors in skintight suits. Heroism is an inconsistent social construct that all interpret to suit their own wants and beliefs. My personal definition of a hero comes not from the virtues of man, but the flaws. While superheroes are perfect individuals

Superman first appeared in an action comic book in June of 1938. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster are the creators of Superman. The Saturday Evening Post reported in 1960 that the two men were being paid seventy-five thousand dollars each per year. In 1964, Siegel and Shuster sued for more money, DC Comics fired them. They began a legal battle that ended in 1967, and the accepted two hundred thousand dollars. The two men signed away any further claim to Superman. Superman is like the Hercules of the

however, just like any other form of media they can be powerful tools in examining society. Captain America is no exception to this, and while often associated with the Second World War and jingoism, the latest installment of his franchise within the Marvel Cinematic Universe Captain America: The Winter Soldier is not only paying homage to the 1970s spy genre, but examines America’s current political landscape by approaching hot button topics born from the War on Terror from the obvious issues like domestic

Luke Cage: Genetically fit or not? Luke Cage is a superhero with unique abilities. He was first imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. After a sabotaged experiment in prison, he is left with superhuman abilities. Cage then breaks out of prison and becomes a “Hero for Hire.” He teams up with fellow superhero Iron Fist, forming a superhero duo, “Power Man and Iron Fist”. Luke Cage’s traits of superhuman strength, invincible skin, and superhuman stamina have their advantages for genetic fitness

1. Captain America is a fictional character who has no superhuman powers, but through the Super-Soldier Serum and Vita-Ray treatment, he is transformed and his strength, endurance, agility, speed, reflexes, durability, intelligence and healing are at a high level of potential than natural human potential. He is a patriotic soldier who is always trying to fight for his country and help his fellow Americans. He is the main character in the book Captain America. 2. Ariel is the protagonist in The Little

Before watching, I assumed I was getting another classic superhero plot, you know, guy likes a girl, guy loses family, guy acquires a superpower, villain threatens city, guy saves city, guy gets the girl, story over. No, I got a whole different story this time. Kick-Ass chose to be a superhero, not to avenge a death or get a girl, but just because he wanted to make

Did you know that Stan Lee created a percentage amount of Marvel characters before he created Spider-Man? When he formed Spider-Man many people think and question why Stan Lee chose that kind of power for that one superhero? Did he ever think that maybe more people would hate it because it doesn’t have the same ability as the other characters have in common? For example, being capable to fly, having laser beams, strong ability, and etc. Stanley Martin Lieber (Stan Lee) is a comic book author

skipping the origin story and starting off directly in college with complete control of his powers, Marvel might be making the decision to introduce the origin of the character to younger viewers through the animated series rather than commit to making a hit or miss origin story movie that older viewers have already seen twice in theaters and are usually already familiar with from their own Marvel animated series

Superman vs. The Elite is a comic that was morphed into an animation shortly after the events of 9/11. In the comic, Menagerie (or ‘Pam’ as The Elite names her), hosts a body full of tiny alien creatures and wears a full body suit. However, within the animation, her clothing is changed into a more revealing outfit that shows more cleavage and skin. The reason why the animation team may have changed this was to make Menagerie seem like a womanizing villain, and not a strong, silent-type like she was

rather a way for Cindy to work out anger issues and the newfound stress of getting used to a modern life (and being a superhero). It’s a profound addition that subtly destigmatizes getting help while allowing space in Cindy’s life to focus on her family without too much